Eugene V. Debs, 5 times Socialist candidate for President, set free from prison on Christmas Day. 1921. Courtesy: Library of Congress Outspoken leader of the labor movement, Eugene Debs opposed ...

The first man to run for president from prison was a Hoosier known for his radical views and support for workers' rights. In 1920, Indiana native Eugene Debs led a Socialist Party campaign for the ...

the critic and art dealer Harry Salpeter assailed the Wilson administration for its imprisonment of the socialist leader. The conviction and imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs was the symbol of our ...

Eugene V. Debs, the voice of the Socialist Party a century ago, and his connection with Canton are back in the national spotlight. Debs was the first man to run for U.S. president while in prison.